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• Analysis: This report asks: what is at stake? In short, everything
• By any standards, these are stark and brutal findings. António Guterres, the UN secretary general, said: “I have
seen many scientific reports in my time, but nothing like this. Today’s IPCC report is an atlas of human suffering,
and a damning indictment of failed climate leadership.”
35. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/28/what-at-
stake-climate-crisis-report-everything
36 As spring temperatures rise, so do flood risks. Here’s how to prepare -
National | Globalnews.ca
Flooding is becoming a greater hazard across Canada, according to experts, and
poses a threat to more and more homeowners.
Now, with temperatures rising and snowpacks melting, the risk of flooding can be high
in certain areas.
37 Below A new book outlining current realities:
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